Security Bulletin: IBM MQ certified container software is vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities within Golang Go (CVE-2020-28367, CVE-2020-28366)

Summary

Multiple injection vulnerabilities were discovered in golang which is used to create the control programs used by IBM MQ certified containers, and the IBM MQ Operator.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-28367
**DESCRIPTION:**Golang Go could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a argument injection flaw in go command when cgo is in use in build time. By using a specially-crafted package, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191979 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2020-28366
**DESCRIPTION:**Golang Go could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a code injection flaw in go command when cgo is in use in build time. By using a specially-crafted package, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191978 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM MQ Operator 1.3.0 or higher, ensuring operand components are upgraded to 9.2.0.1-r1-eus or higher.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None